In trying to be cheerier, I set about cleaning the floorboards and the bilge, while managing the leak which we have slowed to 4 drips per minute. ( about a ...

It was the day before my birthday and I had forgotten. In January, just after all the holidays festivities, you’re not really in the mood for a birthday party. ...

DRUG BUST AND MEDICAL EMERGENCY AT ANCHOR One of my sailing friends out at anchor ending up at hospital, and my neighbor boat was arrested having 1100 kg ...

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To be disabled at sea was unsettling in itself, but when i discovered my boat had a leak once in harbour, self-doubt flooded in. This is an account of what ...

Back aboard Galopin. Back to the reality of living aboard a sailboat full time. First things are, problems to resolve. There is always something. But as wel I ...

Breaking out of routines is doing something thats not in your schedule. Even as a sailor, life can easily become routine with a constant feeling of something ...

Another wave of Covid washes over Europe. Portugal tightens its rules. All travelers must be Covid negative and prove it with tightly secured documentation. ...

Is it okay to just enjoy life? It's so easy to forget to relax because it's always something I can do. I will try to be better at doing nothing. At least this ...

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In this final video of 2021, I attend to an electrical problem on board (back on shore power for the first time in nine months), install new lines, hoist the ...

Tropical x-mas is still exotic to me even after my forth Christmas in the Caribbean. I'm sharing my Christmas with you and wish you a happy new year! Going to ...

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6 hints to avoid a disaster is something you should watch BEFORE you start on a full refit job on your mast and standing rigging. Not all rigging companies ...

Sailing into Nagasaki! A dream come true. As with other Kyushu ports I had been to before, I had arrived by bicycle. A city rich historically, culturally, ...

"You'll be walking in no time", is what many people say about full hip replacement surgery. I can confirm it is correct. In this video you will see actual ...

Christmas came early this year as the kids stopped by to give presents. We get things done also this week, and also having time for party! Martinique is done ...

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It is my second time visiting Akune, Western Kyushu. This time by boat but 21 years ago by bicycle. I am grateful to Kaminota and his family for their ...

After waiting several weeks, I finally undergo surgery and this is a look inside how I got a full hip replacement. From the day before I go in to the hospital ...

We get things done also this week, even though there has been some challenges. Food shortage in the stores and marina running out of petrol and diesel. Still ...

We finally left Suriname, no more muddy toilets. We had a very smooth downwind 6 day sail all the way to Grenada, even caught a fish!! We still not sure what ...

At my last two ports, I have moored at Sea Stations ( Umi no Eki) and as they were very different in style and cost I thought that some viewers would like to ...